Words do matter – just ask Joe Biden.

Front-runner Joe Biden withdrew from the 1988 presidential primary over an accusation of Plagiarism: He closed his stump speeches with the words of Neil Kinnock. Biden credited Kinnock each time he used Kinnock’s words — except one time — in his closing remarks during a debate. That was enough to force him from the race.

Of course, Barack “Special Case” Obama can plagiarize all he wants and it’s dismissed as the old Washington game he plans to change.

Barack “Special Case” Obama can criticize his opponents for taking special interest money, but when it is pointed out that he has done the same thing, it’s dismissed as the old Washington game he plans to change.

Nothing Barack “Special Case” Obama does wrong is his fault. It’s always fault of the Washington politicos who don’t want change.

Well, if he won’t take responibility for his lies, mistatements, and hypocrisy in this campaign. If he’s elected president, I wonder who he’s going to blame for his failures? He’s already shown he won’t take responsibility for his actions.  — GS 

WASHINGTON--Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama lifts some lines from Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick when he defended himself Saturday night about being an inspirational speaker who may have more sizzle than steak. In doing so, he borrowed a riff from Patrick (a native Chicago South Sider) who shares with Obama a key strategist, David Axelrod.

"Don't tell me words don't matter," said Barack Obama at the Wisconsin Democratic Party Founders Day dinner on Saturday in a rebuttal to Hillary Rodham Clinton's assessment that he is about "speeches" and not "solutions." He then goes on to quote some very famous lines. Just about the same thing Patrick said in a speech in 2006, when he was running for governor. Patrick is endorsing Obama.

Lynn Sweet: Sweet: Barack Obama lifts some lines from Deval Patrick speech. Video comparison..